The original is definitely better, but that doesn't make this a bad movie. Also, there are two different versions of this movie (both from 2001 and with the same actors) but I can only find one on IMDb.Even though many scenes are exactly the same, for instance: when Jean Reno and Christian Clavier arrive in the present, they wreck a wine red 4x4 on the parking of the museum that they call a "Red Dragon" except, in the English version, the radio is playing the song "Macarena". One of the versions is spoken in french and starts at an inauguration of a medieval saloon and ends with Jean Reno kissing Christina Applegate in a castle window (I like this version better), the other version is spoken in English and begins in the medieval era and ends in "the present" with Christian Clavier and Tara Reid entering Las Vegas on a purple Chrysler Prowler, this last one is the one I consider an "american remake" from the original 1993 french movie Les Visiteurs, still, both are great for many good laughs.I find it curious the I couldn't find any information about existing more than a version of this movie, anywhere....

With a plot not that dissimilar to that of 'Enchanted' years later, this was a French film that did well that got adapted for a US audience.It also has a screenplay part credited to the legend that is John Hughes of 'Breakfast Club' fame.Not that you'd know it sadly. This film isn't actually that funny, or as clever as it likes to think it is, wasting a good performance from Jean Reno in the progress. Think of obvious jokes that you could imagine happening in this film about knights somehow winding up in the US, and you'll most likely see them.There is a clear sense that John Hughes was phoning this one in, sadly.

This American remake of the French movie LES VISITEURS is more silly than funny. I did watch the original film a long time ago and I don't remember it very well, but I think it is better than this one.This film has a few funny jokes, especially the ones at the restaurant, and the "expected jokes" at the toilets, but all the rest seems pretty silly! I know it's a family movie and it's all about fantasy but even so I can't find another word to describe some pathetic situations present in the movie. It might be entertaining but it's silly! Anyway, I can't say I did enjoy the film very much but I had a few laughs. I score it 4/10, for some entertainment.

Has anyone else noticed the Nighthawks (Edward Hopper, 1942) reference in the diner right before Julia learns how to use the sword? There is a redheaded woman in a red dress and a man in a fedora sitting at the counter. The person behind the counter is wearing a paper hat. I know the painting hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago, but I don't know if the scene is supposed to be in Chicago or New York or just a generic diner in a city. Since there was no commentary on the DVD I rented, I couldn't find out the reasoning behind including the characters from that painting. Any help? Peggy